metical

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/ˌmɛtɪˈkɑːl/

noun

The currency of Mozambique, divided into 100 centavos.

OriginPortuguese metical ← Arabic مِثْقَال →
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Meanings

nounmetical (plural meticals or meticais)

plural meticals · plural meticais

  1. The currency of Mozambique, divided into 100 centavos.
  2. alternativeAlternative form of mithqal (“unit of weight”).

Origin

  1. Arabicمِثْقَال“weight”
  2. Portuguesemetical
  3. Englishmetical

Borrowed from Portuguese metical, from Arabic مِثْقَال (miṯqāl, “weight”). Doublet of mithqal

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APA

metical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metical

MLA

“metical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metical. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metical.

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